The reHOME Project

12/08/2022

Be one of the first to tour the completed reHOME tiny homes at Morales Farm! These 3 award-wining homes provide affordable housing for local farm workers. Small in size and big on sustainability, they were built using primarily recycled and repurposed materials keeping construction waste out of our landfills.
Saturday, December 10th from 11am to 1pm
Address Morales Farm: 8862 NE Lovgreen Road, Bainbridge Island / Parking along Lovgreen Road
Learn more about this project here: http://rehomeproject.com/
Let’s celebrate by sharing a hot drink and walking through the recycled tiny homes.

Coates Design
Clark Construction Inc.
Housing Resources Bainbridge
Friends of the Farms

11/09/2022

ReHOME won an award of Merit in research and innovation for the AIA 2022 Honor Awards! Design

The ReHOME project addresses two pressing social and environmental issues: the lack of affordable housing in cities throughout the United States, and the vast amount of waste produced during construction. ReHome envisions planned neighborhoods of recycled homes where homeowners have a sense of community and investment in their future.

11/03/2022

Katie Walters, campaigning for Kitsap County Commissioner, toured some of our projects this week, with Matthew Coates of Coates Design and CEO of Clark Construction Inc., Casey French. Katie is passionate about helping the community and affordable housing initiatives.
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The reHOME Project

11/01/2022

THANK YOU to these The reHOME Project business partners. Together we built Bainbridge Island’s first affordable tiny homes!
This collaborative community project utilized repurposed and recycled materials, showcased new and innovative green building design, and reduced construction waste.
The reHOME leadership team (Coates Design, Clark Construction Inc., Friends of the Farms and Housing Resources Bainbridge) is grateful to the exceptional local businesses and individuals who do… See more

10/17/2022

The reHOME Project made headlines in the Daily Journal of Commerce:

“The process has been fantastic, it’s been really fun to focus on finding materials and thinking of innovative ways to use them in the project,” Turnbull said. “One of the biggest challenges has been to adapt the recycled materials for a strong structure,” Coates Design added.

“This project has been a great challenge,” Brian Bond, labor superintendent at Clark, shared. “It really is the culmination of the community coming together to make this happen and there has been so much comradely around this effort..."

Read the article here: https://www.djc.com/news/ae/12152053.html
or download the PDF here:https://clarkconstruct.com/.../2022/10/Rehome-in-DJC.pdf

Learn more about this project on our website here: https://clarkconstruct.com/portfolio/rehome-project/

This summer, work began on a novel sustainable and affordable housing project on Bainbridge Island. Spearheaded by architect Matthew Coates, founder of Coates Design Architecture and Interiors, the project, called reHOME, consists of three tiny houses built entirely from recycled and cast-off constr...

10/15/2022

Rehome is almost done!

We still have space for volunteers to help out on the last touches to complete the creation of recycled tiny homes!

If you are interested, please reach out! We will guide you through the process.

Our team is excited to meet you and build a future together.

Friends of the Farms Coates Design Clark Construction Inc.

09/29/2022

Siding is going up!

09/27/2022

Today a team from Benjamin Moore is donating time and product at reHOME! The team is led by Amy Griffin, a LEED AP Sales Representative, and John from Peninsula Paint brought the product we needed! Huge thanks to the Benjamin Moore team!

09/22/2022

The mission of the reHOME Project is to demonstrate that with thoughtful design and rigorous sourcing strategies, we can reduce construction waste, keep materials out of our landfills and provide affordable housing for our communities.

09/22/2022

Work party at the Morales Farm construction site this Saturday Morning!! 9 to 11am. Bring your family and friends. RSVP here: [email protected]

09/22/2022

Our reHOME project is in need of some materials. The list is below.

**Contact: [email protected] to donate! **

List of materials needed, as of 9/16/22
•10 Pier pads w/post base brackets
•6000 sqft - interior cladding (T&G, Finished Plywood, ship lap, exterior cladding)
•9000 sqft interior and exterior paint. (color needs to be approved by owners, architect, and contractor)
•1000 sqft of roof shingles
•Roof metal flashing
•500 sqft of decking
•Decking screws 2 ½” or 3”
•400 LF 6” pvc drainage pipe
•Melamine shelving
•Interior wood trim (for windows, doors, and base.) 1x2, 1x3, 1x4, 1x6, 5/4x….
•Galvanized gun nails 3”x1.31
•18 g interior gun nails
•15g interior gun nails
•Barn door tracks – 3 to fit 3’ door opening
•120’ Galvanized 4” corner metal trim.
•200’ Galvanized j metal trim for siding.
•100 sqft of TPO roof membrane for the entry decks
•120 lf - 4x4 PT posts
•120 lf – 2x rail cap (can be cedar, pt, or sunwood)
•250 – 3’ 2x2s (can be cedar, pt, or sunwood)
•130 – 1x4 PT for horizontal battens
•PVA Primer Paint
•TPO material (Thermoplastic Polyolefins)
•White interior paint (egg shell finish)

09/12/2022

One of the biggest challenges has been to adapt the recycled materials for a strong structure. approach in architecture is to enhance nature by framing nature and it could not be reflected without help.

We are still looking for volunteers to get involved in the process. If you want to learn more about sustainable construction please reach out!